Funes approval rating highest in the Americas

A collection of polling results assembled by the Mitofsky polling firm from countries in the Americas puts Mauricio Funes at the top when it comes to approval ratings. Funes scored an approval rating of 84% among the citizens of El Salvador, the highest of the 15 countries surveyed. Next highest was Lula of Brazil with an 81% approval rating. Barrack Obama was in the bottom half with an approval rating of 52%.

The opinion polls were taken during August and September 2009. Not included were Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Canada and Nicaragua. Nor was Honduras, in the midst of a military coup and power struggle, included.